United States presidential election, 2004

The upcoming United States 2016 presidential election is different from previous elections in many ways. First, the importance of money has decreased more than expected. It was believed that the candidate with the most financial backing, had a larger advantage. According to “Why the 2016 Election is Different”, Gerald F. Seib explained how the financial front runner of the republican bid, Governor Jeb Bush of Florida, ran an unsuccessful presidential campaign. Seib also explained how Governor Scott

Republican George W. Bush up against each other for the 2000 election. George W. Bush won the 2000 election to become the next President of the United States. However, some analysts believe he won due to the substantial negative campaigning. So, why did he then win the 2004 election? During President Bush’s first term in the office, the horrific terrorism attack on September 11th occurred, therefore, his campaign tactic for the 2004 election focused on national security, and presenting himself as

the historical aspect of the presidential elections and respond to the following questions: Is the election of the President of the United States a result of a direct democracy or a representative democracy? Who was eligible to vote for the president in the 1790’s? We will also find out the purpose of the Electoral College and discuss principles of its work. The electoral system of the United States is based on the principle of equality of all residents of the states and a rigid filter of the candidates

The United States, well known for its democracy, holds elections every four years to elect its President. Every American citizen over the age of 18 has a right to cast a vote in the presidential election. The voting process, although it seems easy and straightforward, can be very complicated. In the 2000 election, Al Gore captured the majority of votes, but George Bush won. The reason for this strange outcome and why Al Gore lost was because of the Electoral College. The Electoral College is

The United States is considered the leader in promoting democratic values worldwide. For this very reason, the United States has engaged in conflicts and negotiations around the world to allow the people of different countries the ability to freely and directly elect their leaders. However, the United States remains the only democratic country in the world that does not allow the people to directly elect their President. Instead, the United States opts for the undemocratic institution of the Electoral

Every year on the fourth of November an election is taken place to select the next president of the United States. Just recently, in the 2016 election, Hilary Clinton won the popular vote and Donald Trump won the electoral vote, in which he was elected president. This made many Americans question if the electoral college system is outdated and unfair and if the direct popular vote is a more effective way of electing the president. This has happened twice where the candidate who has the popular vote

Every four years, in the United States, a president is either elected or re-elected. The process, called the Electoral College, is unique to America and is widely debated. According to Amendment XII of the United States Constitution, state electors, which combined are the Electoral College, vote on who should be president and vice president. If a candidate receives a majority of the vote, they will hold that office. The number of electors a specific state receives is the sum of the number of

this paper, three years of presidential elections shall be analyzed, mainly keeping an eye on the turnout of voter, and the causes and effects of such turnouts. It shall be observed that voting turnouts are directly related to the attitude candidate have and the ways in which they make fellow citizens eager about their potential presidency, and the policies they plan on bringing to the country that are related to the general public. The first year of Presidential elections to be analyzed is that of

! ! The United States Electoral College system and its contemporary challenge ! Is the Electoral College process still relevant today ? ! For some of us - European people that are accustomed to the universal suffrage - the Electoral College process and its outcome may seem a bit surprising. In the 2000 U.S. presidential election, for example, more Americans voted for Gore, but Bush actually won the presidency because he was awarded the majority of Electoral College votes. It's a political upset

Presidents and Vice-Presidents. On every election day when U.S. citizens cast their votes for a candidate, they’re actually voting for which candidate will get all of the Electoral Votes from their state. In all states besides Maine and Nebraska, the candidate who earns the popular vote will get all of the electoral votes that state has to offer, just like ‘winner takes all.’ These votes aren’t distributed equally regarding population or the size of the state though, which makes it possible for the